Register by December 4.
Animal agriculture is faced today with discovering innovative ways to handle and dispose of livestock mortality. This need has been brought on by the disappearance of rendering plants, concerns over carcass burial and ground water pollution, and the economic cost and other issues related to incineration. Composting deceased livestock is one option that is now available and needs to be done correctly.
The Crawford County Ohio State University Extension Office, along with the Crawford County SWCD office, will be hosting a free Livestock Mortality Composting Certification Training at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday December 11th at the Crawford County Extension Office located at 808 Whetstone Street Bucyrus, Ohio.
This training session will certify an operator to compost all approved livestock species and is available to all Ohio livestock producers. Composting is a natural process where bacteria and fungi decompose organic material in a predominantly aerobic environment. During the composting process, microorganisms break down organic materials into a stable mixture called compost. The compost resembles humus and is spread on farming fields.
To legally compost dead livestock in Ohio from normal farming practices, producers must attend a certification program.
All who are interested in attending are asked to preregister by December 4th at https://go.osu.edu/crawfordmcw or by emailing Kendra Rose at rose.1919@osu.edu. There is no cost to attend.